Written for: Sunday Muse #114
I am a ghost,
your host of pink
smoke, blown
cotton candy. There
you are, down below
me. See how you are
stuck in a bundle
of branches, thorns
piercing you. Chances
ruined. I said
I was not ready,
yet you plucked
my stem, leaving
a pale blush–a ghost,
your host.
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purplepeninportland 
kaykuala
One can often be cruel to things of beauty. But being short-lived there
is always a new replacement
Hank
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Optimistic view, Hank!
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I like how you turned pink smoke into a ghost and cotton candy, nicely done. Missing our State Fair and cotton candy this year …. maybe next.
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I miss all the fairs that take place in Upstate NY. It’s sad. Thanks, Helen.
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” I said
I was not ready,”
Nuff said. Anything after that gets mirror-deflected off boundaries, the reverse of gas-lighting. WONDERFUL poem!
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Thanks, Jordan!
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You’re welcome!
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Ah, the tragedy of not ready and consequences. Such poignant words.
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Thanks, Anthony!
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Love the depth this poem holds Sara! Beautifully done!
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Thanks, Carrie!
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Haunted and coated by the very thing desired for its appearance only. Perfect.
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Thanks, wyndolynne!
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“I was not ready,
yet you plucked
my stem, leaving
a pale blush–a ghost,
your host.” — terrific.
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Thanks so much, q!
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Plucked too soon and lost in a puff of smoke. Beautiful metaphor.
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Thanks, Bev!
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Chances ruined, a ghostly reminder of life.
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Yes.
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Sadly cruelty doesn’t spare even the most beautiful. Love your take on the image.
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Thanks, Susie!
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